President Joe Biden’s dog was involved in dozens of biting incidents in the White House yet he refused to get rid of him. Finally now he’s gone too far and he’s been sent to live with unspecified relatives. The dog, not Biden.
Where’s Commander?
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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No one in the media touched this (at least as far as I can tell). Dogs bond to their masters. As social animals, they are adept at learning cues and picking up on nuances.
IF Biden has Alzheimer’s or just standard-issue age-induced senility at some low level, the impairment might be manageable, but he might also still “startle” over people entering his “mental space.” So a Secret Service agent standing near him — especially if Biden is balking at being managed because he’s starting to slip — would generate a reaction from Biden of some combination of annoyance, dislike, fear, etc. And the dog would pick up on it, even if it were slight.
I don’t think it’s the dog that’s the problem. When I consider the dog AND how Biden has had multiple opportunities to show that he ISN’T losing his grip but refuses any right-to-the-public exhibits, I am skeptical of the many statements by people whose jobs and prestige depend on Biden staying in office assuring me that he’s fine and dandy. Where are those five hours of videotaped depositions? Can we just see the scene where Biden can’t or can remember when he was veep? And the part when Biden or the interviewer is the one who brings up when Biden’s son died.